Egusi (C. lanatus) is a wild melon, similar in appearance to the watermelon. The flesh is inedible, but the seeds are a valuable food source in Africa. Other species that have the same culinary role, and that are also called egusi include Cucumeropsis mannii and Lagenaria siceraria.
2. alveolitis-inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic. farmer's lung, thresher's lung-alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay.
Appoletise - unknown spelling. Asthma - A disease characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to spasmodic contraction of the bronchi) recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration. B. Consumption - See comsumption. Bled to death. Blood Clot/ Blood Clot on Brain.